CVE-2022-22528 Privilege escalation in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting insecure PATH entries created during SAP ASE installation on Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22528?
CVE-2022-22528 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on the local system. The issue is with the ASE installer and does not impact other ASE binaries.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22528?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Adaptive Server Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22528?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22528 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22528 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
- CVE-2022-31595 Missing authorization in SAP Financial Consolidation
- CVE-2020-6241 SQL injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
- CVE-2020-6243 Code injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (XP Server on Windows Platform)
- CVE-2018-2468 Information disclosure in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
- CVE-2018-2469 Information disclosure in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fh7g-p43j-mxhc.